Keelin Godsey graduated as far and away the most decorated athlete in the history of Bates College. Everywhere Godsey competed, for four years, records fell. With Godsey, the benchmark became not All-NESCAC or All-New England honors, but All-America awards, national championships and national records. The All-America awards tell part of the story. Godsey earned 16 of them, which is unofficially among the top 10 historically for all NCAA Division III athletes. The All-America plaudits number three in the indoor shot put, three in the indoor 20-pound weight throw, three in the outdoor discus, three in the outdoor shot put and four in the outdoor hammer throw. Out of those 16 awards, the lowest national finish Godsey recorded was fourth place. While dominant at most every meet in most every event, even against Division I competition at all-division Open New England meets, Godsey's specialty was the hammer throw. At the 2005 NCAA Championships, Godsey's top throw of 195 feet and 4 inches set a meet and facility record, though it was over 10 feet short of the school record Godsey set earlier that season. A year later, Godsey again set the NCAA Division III Championship record, this time with a personal best throw of 206 feet and 5 inches. Keelin's closest competitor and longtime rival, Wisconsin-Oshkosh senior Robyn Jarocki, was
over 14 feet behind, at 191-10- the closest anyone had ever approached Godsey in the hammer. Among Godsey's many other extraordinary accomplishments were winning two USTFCCCA New England Region Track and Field Athlete of the Year awards, a spot on the NCAA Silver Anniversary Division III Track and Field Championships Team, and earning the opportunity to compete with America's
best at three U.S. Track and Field Championships (one indoor, two outdoor) while still in college. Godsey graduated with Bates records in the hammer (206-5), discus (166-6) and 20-pound weight throw (65-11.75).